PARIS — A Rumford man accused of kidnapping a man and trying to force him to take money out of an ATM pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday. Randall J. Chapman, 37, of 48 Essex Ave. entered the plea via video monitor from Oxford County Jail to Oxford County Superior Court Justice Robert Clifford. Chapman […]
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Lowe sentencing in manslaughter case Wednesday
PARIS — A 21-year old Oxford woman found to be responsible for the deaths of two West Paris teens in a high-speed car crash two years ago will be sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors are asking a judge to order Oxford resident Kristina Lowe to five years behind bars following a jury’s conviction on two counts of […]
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Woodstock man credited with time served in retry of Bethel rape
AUBURN — A Woodstock man will face no additional jail time after pleading guilty to raping a friend in Bethel while she was sleeping three years ago. As part of the plea deal with prosecutors at the Androscoggin County Superior Court on Wednesday, Spencer Glover, 32, agreed to a 10-year prison sentence with all but 20 […]
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Father: Kristina Lowe said she was driving
PARIS — Kristina Lowe’s father was arrested late Tuesday, charged with contempt of court after he failed to show up to testify at her double manslaughter trial in Oxford County Superior Court. State Police Trooper Adam Fillebrown arrested Earl Lowe, 43, at his home on Mt. Mica Road in South Paris at 9:30 p.m. on […]
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Glenburn family upset after 13-year-old girl, older sister turned away from father-daughter dance
GLENBURN, Maine — Controversy erupted in Glenburn after a 13-year-old girl and her older sister were turned away from the “Butterfly Kisses” father-daughter dance on Friday night. The squabble has both sides questioning whether the concept of the father-daughter or mother-son dance is exclusionary and outdated in a time when fewer and fewer families have […]
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Judge denies motions in Lowe manslaughter case; jury trial expected
PARIS — A judge denied several motions to exclude the state’s evidence in the manslaughter trial of a woman charged in a fatal crash in West Paris in 2012, following a hearing in Oxford County Superior Court on Thursday. Kristina Lowe, 20, of West Paris is charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating […]
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Assault charges against Oxford man dismissed
OXFORD — Charges have been dismissed against an Oxford man accused of assaulting a woman near Allen Hill Road in June. In an order filed Oct. 17 in Oxford County Superior Court, Assistant District Attorney Joseph O’Connor dismissed the case against James Grovo, citing insufficient evidence because the victim recanted her statement. Grovo was […]
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Former Rumford cop pleads guilty to threatening fellow officer
PARIS — Michael Belanger, a former Rumford police officer, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of criminal threatening with a weapon in a case involving a fellow officer. The plea was entered in Oxford County Superior Court. According to a yearlong deferred disposition agreement, he may be able to withdraw his plea and have the case […]